After spending two days in the headwaters of the Crystal River we made our way back to a local cafe in Carbondale to contemplate our next move. While enjoying some breakfast burritos and wireless internet access we called Charlie Mix who was living in Durango for the summer. Charlie explained that water levels were dropping …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
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Oct
29
Oct
Demshitz on the Rio Claro first stout of the season!
Hola! Demshitz is here in Pucon Chile! We Kicked off our Chilean paddling season this year with a fun run ( kinda scary too ) on the Rio Claro just two hours south of Santiago Chile. Here is the video. We arrived at the river with a perfect high water level and were a little nervous. …
22
Oct
NY Weekend with NEW Small Fusion
Last weekend was the annual Moose River Festival in Old Forge, NY. Characterized by big drops interspersed with large sections of flatwater, it was the perfect location to try out the Small Fusion. The boat proved to be so much fun that throughout the weekend it swapped hands numerous times.
22
Oct
July in Colorado Part 2
Adam Goshorn, North Fork of the Crystal, by Matt Wallace After a long day on Cheesman Canyon we had collapsed into our sleeping bags at the Corral Creek Trailhead. The next morning, day three of our trip, we packed our gear back into the truck and headed to our next stop a short drive away. …
20
Oct
North Carolina Knockout
Fall in the southeast has been predictably awesome once again. Starting in September the rain clouds gathered and brought our parched rivers to life. This storm was the ‘big one’ we seem to get once or twice a year. By the time the rain stopped, most creeks were too high to paddle…but instead of sitting …
17
Oct
Summer Reflections
Now that summer is long over and my school kids are slowly slipping back into their apathetic ways, I thought it was about time for a good bit of procrastination and nostalgia as dig out my photos to re-live a sweet summer of boating. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sara James …
17
Oct
Hucker’s Guide to the Columbia River Gorge
In the past few years I have been kicking around the idea of putting together a guide to the whitewater in the Columbia River Gorge Region. After nearly a year of looking through other guides, maps, photos, and directions to decide what I liked, and didn’t, the time finally came and the first visual update …
14
Oct
Come one come all…it’s a Demshitz waterfall running clinic!!
Come one come all, its a Demshitz waterfall running clinic at Agers Falls.  If you are heading to Moose Fest meet at Mountain Man at 10:00 on Saturaday.  We will fall from 11-1.  Get better at timing your boof stroke.  Spot the lip, spot the landing. Then stomp the bow down for a nice soft controlled …
13
Oct
West of Ireland surf roadtripping
Well its been a while since I’ve checked in here, because I’ve been spending most of my time surfing and kitesurfing on the westcoast of Ireland. September and October are perfect months, lots of swell before the winter storms start rolling in.
13
Oct
Demshitz Blog “new videos”
Waterfalls of Patagonia video Check out this video of Demshitz in Patagonia, leaving for Chile in 7 days, I use this as an inspirational tool a correr la shit weon!!! Â Check out Demshitz Try outs too- continuing with the Demshitz Made idea! Check out the blog www.demshitz.comÂ